Beastie Boys - Root Down LP

Although it’s undeniably a funky jam, “Root Down” hardly struck me as an ideal choice for a single, and given it was the last one released from “Ill Communication” you might think they’d agree… but in fact you couldn’t be more wrong. Instead of just tossing off a video and a twelve inch and being done with it, the Beastie Boys released an entire “Root Down EP” that features two brand new mixes of the song.

A-SIDE
1. ROOT DOWN (FREE ZONE MIX)
2. TIME TO GET ILL
3. HEART ATTACK MAN
4. THE MAESTRO
5. SABROSA
6. ROOT DOWN (PP BALLOON MIX)

B-SIDE
1. ROOT DOWN (LP)
2. FLUTE LOOP
3. TIME FOR LIVIN'
4. SOMETHING'S GOT TO GIVE